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The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu
Received patients from 1 province or city
The patient thinks that he is the "second yang" of the new crown
But was found in a coma by his family
Brain damage and hemolysis occur
However, it was confirmed by examination as a malaria parasite infection
After specific drug treatment and treatment of complications
Now the patient's consciousness has recovered
What are the symptoms of malaria?
Since the beginning of this year, malaria cases have been reported in Jiangsu, Hebei, Sichuan, Henan and Guangdong on the mainland.
There are two similar symptoms of malaria and the new crown:
First, they all take fever as the main manifestation;
Second, some new crowns have diarrhea symptoms, and some patients with falciparum malaria mainly have diarrhea. Even, in the clinical manifestations of malaria, especially falciparum malaria, regular chills are usually not obvious, but often headache, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, etc. as the main manifestations.
Malaria, commonly known as "hot and cold" and "swing", is a contagious parasitic disease transmitted by mosquito bites, and the onset of malaria is characterized by periodic chills, chills, fever, sweating, etc., as well as headache, splenomegaly, anemia, diarrhea, etc. In particular, falciparum malaria is more dangerous, if not diagnosed and treated in time, it is easy to cause severe disease and even life-threatening.
How to distinguish malaria from COVID?
People returning from high-malaria epidemic areas such as Africa and Southeast Asia should go to local medical institutions for testing in time once they develop fever symptoms, and actively inform medical staff of their overseas history of high-malaria areas, so that they can be detected and treated in time. Don't be lucky, just find a clinic for antipyretic treatment, this will only delay the condition, irregular treatment may eventually lead to death.
At the same time, the majority of medical workers are reminded that when encountering febrile patients, in addition to considering the positive new crown pneumonia infection or "two yang", malaria parasite infection should also be considered, and malaria parasite testing should be carried out for fever patients with a history of overseas work or travel to avoid delaying the patient's condition.
Among those who have returned from abroad
Malaria cases are on the rise
Continental obtained the World Health Organization's certification for malaria elimination in June 2021. There are no indigenous malaria cases in China, but the malaria epidemic is still very serious globally, especially in Africa and Southeast Asia. According to the World Health Organization's Global Malaria Report, there were nearly 247 million malaria cases and 619 000 deaths worldwide in 2021.
Countries and regions where malaria is endemic worldwide
West Africa: Guinea, Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Togo, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, Gambia.
Central Africa: Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe.
East and Southern Africa: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, Kenya, Burundi, Djibouti, Somalia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Comoros, Angola.
Asia: Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, India, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, North Korea, South Korea.
Americas: Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Oceania: Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands.
How can imported malaria be prevented?
The disease control department reminds: If you have a history of travel and residence in the above malaria-endemic countries and regions, and you have chills, chills and fever, sweating, headache, diarrhea and other symptoms after returning to China, for your health, please seek medical attention immediately, and take the initiative to inform medical staff of your history of travel and residence in malaria-endemic areas, and carry out malaria testing as soon as possible.
Summer is a critical period for control
Summer is a critical period to prevent the spread of diseases caused by the "four pests". The "four pests" are mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, and mice. In addition to harassing humans and stealing food, their biggest harm is that they can spread diseases.
Mosquitoes can spread dengue, chikungunya, malaria, filariasis, etc. by biting people and animals;
Flies can spread dysentery, typhoid, cholera, etc.;
Cockroaches can carry a variety of pathogenic bacteria such as dysentery bacillus and E. coli;
Rodents reproduce quickly and have strong environmental adaptability, which will not only spread diseases such as plague, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, and leptospira, but also bite clothing items, damage afforestation, embankments, and damage power lines, causing various disasters.
In daily life, how can we prevent the "big trouble" caused by these "small pests"?
Source: Hubei release, Xuzhou CDC, Zhejiang CDC, Hangzhou CDC, People's Daily client, China News Network